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User's profile of thermal establishments: a literature review

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dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Fernanda A.
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Vânia
dc.contributor.authorAlves, Maria José
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Paula Odete
dc.contributor.authorVaz, Márcia
dc.contributor.authorNunes, Alcina
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-08T14:13:51Z
dc.date.available2023-03-08T14:13:51Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractContemporary society has an increasingly broad and holistic perspective on health and wellness. It is scientifically proven that thermalism perfectly combines these two aspects. It provides a better quality of life and a complete state of well-being, physically and psychologically. Several studies have been carried out over the years, reflecting a paradigm shift in the conception of thermalism establishments. For this reason, the sector's stakeholders need to be prepared and have the necessary knowledge to respond to the different needs, characteristics, and motivations of both usual and new thermal users to define better action strategies. In this context, the research's main objective is to present a literature review and content analysis on the thermalism topic, through the most recognised databases, exploring the offer, identifying its users’ profiles and pointing out some trends for the market. As a result of the analyses, the growing interest and relevance of thermalism in scientific production stand out, particularly in tourism, as a social science. There are several studies that present a direct link between thermalism and tourism activity. It is notorious that thermal activity has both a recreational and medicinal dimension, all over the world. Literature analysis has also revealed the power of thermal waters for the treatment of a wide range of diseases and health issues, related to different medical specialities. Although the more traditional thermalism is still very present, the most recent studies portray some gradual changes on the demand and supply side, with a constant adjustment of both. Particularly in the user profile, there is evidence of a rejuvenated, healthier and heterogeneous demand, with different motivations to frequent the thermal spas. On the supply side, it can be seen that these establishments are seeking to reinvent themselves in order to complement their basic offer related to medical dimension, also focusing on the leisure, to enrich the experience of their regular users and attract others. Regarding the expected trends, they are mainly related to 1) Increased demand for prevention, leisure and well-being dimension; 2) Changes in the user profile; and 3) High potential for tourism activity.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipEuropean Regional Development Fund through the Regional Operational Program North 2020, within the scope of Project GreenHealth-Digital strategies in biological assets to improve well-being and promote green health, Norte-01-0145-FEDER-000042. FCT Portugal for financial support by national funds FCT/MCTES to UNIAG, under Project no. UIDB/04752/2020.
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dc.identifier.citationFerreira, Fernanda; Rodrigues, Cristina; Costa, Vânia; Alves, Maria José; Fernandes, Paula O.; Vaz, Márcia; Nunes, Alcina (2022). User's profile of thermal establishments: a literature review. In 5th International Conference on Tourism Research - ICTR 2022. Porto, Portugal. 15:1, p. 344-352pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.34190/ictr.15.1.129pt_PT
dc.identifier.isbn2516-3604
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-914587-32-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/27563
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherAcademic Conferences International Limitedpt_PT
dc.relationApplied Management Research Unit
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectThermalismpt_PT
dc.subjectHealth and wellnesspt_PT
dc.subjectUsers' profilept_PT
dc.subjectLiterature reviewpt_PT
dc.subjectTrendspt_PT
dc.titleUser's profile of thermal establishments: a literature reviewpt_PT
dc.typeconference paper
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oaire.citation.conferencePlacePorto, Portugalpt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage352pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage344pt_PT
oaire.citation.title5th International Conference on Tourism Research - ICTR 2022pt_PT
oaire.citation.volume15pt_PT
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